Privacy vs. security: Just this once.
In the showdown between Apple and the FBI over an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers, some would argue that the company should acquiesce to the government’s request that it create a “backdoor” into the device allowing it to bypass the built-in strong encryption. Here’s what people who make this argument are missing: the law doesn’t work that way.
The government filed a motion in the U.S. District Court asking the court to direct assist law enforcement in bypassing the security features of the device.